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Megan Anderson, Hometown News There are a number of charity events scheduled during the month of May.
The Blacksburg Women’s Club is sponsoring a golf tournament at the Kings Mountain Country Club on Saturday, May 1. The event is being held in memory of Ernie Livingston and all proceeds will go to the Blacksburg Junior Miss Scholarship Program.
The tournament will […]
Continued… Month of May filled with charitable events
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By Megan Anderson
HOMETOWN NEWS
Get out your calendars because Blacksburg will be honoring its past with the fifth annual Iron City Festival on Saturday, April 17, 2010.
The Blacksburg Business Association-sponsored event will have plenty of entertainment options. A street festival, featuring live bands, food and craft vendors, a heath fair, and a car show, will be […]
Continued… Blacksburg’s Iron City Festival will be held April 17
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Child Abuse: An Inconvenient Truth
By Theron Willis
HOMETOWN NEWS
Forensic interviewer Lynn McMillan (left) and executive director Bill Herrick at a meeting at the Children’s Advocacy Center.
(Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series in which Hometown News focused on child abuse in the Upstate.)
Before there were children’s advocacy centers, an investigation of a […]
Continued… A Crime Darker than Night - Part II
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Love of language and children is Clark’s recipe for success
Pamela Clark - English Language Arts
By Megan Anderson
HOMETOWN NEWS
Middle schoolers might gush about their latest crush, but few are overly enthusiastic about the people responsible for giving tests, grading papers, and assigning homework.
Savannah Earls, though, is one of the exceptions because she has Pamela Clark […]
Continued… Teacher of the week
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The Town of Blacksburg plans to be debt-free soon thanks to a substantial windfall.
Selling the town’s gas company to the York County Natural Gas Authority netted the municipality $2.5 million, which the town is expected to receive this week.
Town Administrator Trudy Martin had the task of determining the best use of the revenue. After considering […]
Continued… Blacksburg Debt-Free
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Megan Anderson, Hometown News Photo by Megan Anderson
Members of the Blacksburg Town Council - from left to right - Joe Ross, Mayor David Hogue, Mike Patterson, and Darren Janesky, unanimously passed the town’s 2011 budget on Tuesday night. Councilwoman Janie Wilson did not attend the meeting.
Members of the Blacksburg Town Council passed the town’s 2011 budget on Tuesday, […]
Continued… Blacksburg Town Council passes 2011 fiscal budget
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Amateur national motocross is scheduled to come to the Blacksburg track of Iron City MX on March 19 - 21.
The event is the Southeast Area Qualifier for the AMA Amateur National
Motocross Championship which is held in August at the Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN.
The event will bring riders from 10 states trying to […]
Continued… National Qualifier Comes to Iron City MX
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Megan Anderson, Hometown News American Idol doesn’t have a monopoly on young, talented musicians. If you were lucky enough to see Blacksburg High School’s annual Talent Show, then you know that there are plenty of them located right here in Blacksburg.
“True North”, a band comprised of freshmen Matthew Bourgoin and Ethan Snipes, and sophomore Malory Sanders, took top […]
Continued… Blacksburg HIGH’S Talent Show provides plenty of Entertainment
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Megan Anderson, Hometown News Superintendent Bill James ended weeks of confusion and controversy surrounding the Cherokee County School Board on Monday evening by asking for permission to retire early.
James made the request after members of the board failed to reach an agreement on his evaluation after several attempts.
Discussion about James’ evaluation and future contract with the school district began […]
Continued… James to retire early
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Ron Long, Athletic Director of the Shrine Bowl Of The Carolina’s announced Monday the Coaches selections for the 2010 South Carolina Sandlappers.
Leading the South Carolina squad this year will be Head Coach Michael “Mickey” Moss of Blacksburg High. Assisting him will be Carlos Cave of Battery Creek, Scott Earley of Chapin, Scott Jones of Lugoff-Elgin, […]
Continued… Blacksburg’s Moss named SC Shrine Bowl Head Coach
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